Brigham A. Dixson

Mr. Dixson is a Member of the firm. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas. He focuses his practice on the defense of health care providers in health care liability actions, professional licensure matters, and government investigations. Mr. Dixson is also a regular presenter for medicolegal training courses for health care providers. Outside of his health care practice, Mr. Dixson represents select individuals and businesses in complex civil litigation matters in state and federal courts.

Prior to joining North, Pursell & Ramos, P.L.C., Mr. Dixson completed a two-year clerkship for the Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, and subsequently practiced federal employment litigation in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School. During law school, Mr. Dixson worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, United States Senator Charles Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and former Chief Justice Gary Wade of the Tennessee Supreme Court. He also served as a legal writing teaching assistant, as well as research assistant to Professor Brian Fitzpatrick, both at Vanderbilt Law School.

Prior to law school, Mr. Dixson obtained his Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor’s in Business Administration while playing on the baseball team at Cumberland University. In his free time, Mr. Dixson enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, and golden retrievers.

Recent & Notable Results:

• Mr. Dixson and Eric Miles obtained a defense verdict for a radiologist and his practice in Davidson County, Tennessee on September 23, 2024, following a six-day jury trial. The jury returned its verdict after approximately 90 minutes of deliberations. Plaintiffs sought a significant damages award related to alleged missed findings on a pediatric patient’s abdomen and pelvis CT scan, which Plaintiffs claim should have been reported as consistent with appendicitis. The patient developed ruptured appendicitis, which led to multiple hospitalizations and procedures for abscess drainages. The jury returned its verdict confirming that the radiologist was not at fault.
• Mr. Dixson and Edward Hadley obtained a defense verdict for an otolaryngologist and his practice following a six-day jury trial. The jury deliberated for approximately 40 minutes before returning its verdict. The plaintiff sought $2.5 million after developing meningitis and pneumocephalus following an endoscopic sinus surgery. Notably, the Court also excluded all evidence of the plaintiff’s past medical expenses following Mr. Dixson’s voir dire and cross-examination of two of plaintiff’s expert witnesses.
• Mr. Dixson and Eric Miles successfully defended a case against a general surgeon at trial involving a patient with a global anoxic brain injury, and seeking over $10 million in damages. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case after Mr. Miles and Mr. Dixson cross-examined the plaintiff’s experts.
• Mr. Dixson successfully obtained a judgement for over $1.8 million dollars with future interest in a breach of contract case for his plaintiff-client. In collecting on the judgment, Mr. Dixson successfully petitioned the court to seize and auction stock in a private company held by the defendant. The judgment was upheld on appeal, with Mr. Dixson also handling appellate briefing and oral argument.
• Mr. Dixson successfully argued an appeal leading to the Tennessee Court of Appeals overturning a trial court’s ruling of equitable estoppel preventing collection on a debt.

Bar Admissions:

Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas

Education:

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Publications & Presentations:

Shariful Syed, M.D., Brigham A. Dixson, Esq., M.B.A., Rodrigo Fontonele, MD, Spencer Eth, MD, and Judith Regan, M.D., J.D., Death of the Suicide-Law: A Changing Standard of Liability for Clinicians, Journal of Forensic Sciences (July 2024)

Medical-Legal Overview, Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA), Mid-Winter Leadership Conference (Feb. 2024)

Medical-Legal Issues for New Physicians, University of Tennessee Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2022)

Shariful Syed, M.D., Brigham A. Dixson, Esq., M.B.A., Eduardo Constantino, M.D., and Judith Regan, M.D., J.D., The Law and Practice of Off-Label Prescribing and Physician Promotion, J. Am. Acad. Psych. & Law (March 2021; online Nov./Dec. 2020)

The Clinical Collaborative: The Law and Liability of Providers in Suicidal Patients, Webinar, MAXIMUS, Inc. (February 17, 2021)

The Law and Practice of Off-Label Prescribing and Physician Promotion, Didactic, Oklahoma State University Psychiatry, Video Webinar (January 2021)

Medical-Legal Issues in Critical Care Transport, Ascension Saint Thomas EMS Critical Care Transport Certification Program (Annual presenter since Spring 2019)

Topics in Physician Liability for Patient Suicide, VISN 19 Federal Psychiatrists, Video Webinar (December 2020)

Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
High Hopes Development Center – Advisory Board